NHL Players Who Give Back
In addition to supporting the Make-a-Wish Foundation, Gretzky also supports The Bone Marrow Foundation, which is dedicated to improving the quality of life for both kids and adults undergoing transplantation due to leukemia, Hodgkin’s and non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas, multiple myeloma and many other cancers.
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July 1, 2014